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North Korea has suspended foreign tourism to the border city of Rason, weeks after allowing a group of international travellers to enter the nation for the first time in five years, according to tour companies.
Former Indian cricket team batter Navjot Singh Sidhu was all praise for star batter Virat Kohli and he called his performances "a tight slap" for people who doubted him. Following his disappointing show in the Test series against Australia, Kohli came under a lot of criticism from both fans as well as experts. However, with match-winning knocks against Pakistan and New Zealand, he has left everyone stunned and Sidhu could not stop hailing him for his performances. Sidhu went on to call him a match-winner and even namedrops former United States President Bill Clinton in his analysis.
South Africa's Wiaan Mulder on Thursday replaced Brydon Carse in Sunrisers Hyderabad squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League after the English allrounder sustained a toe injury. The 27-year-old Proteas all-rounder, who featured in Wednesday's semifinal of the Champions Trophy against New Zealand, has joined the 2016 winners and last year's finalist SRH for Rs 75 lakh. “Carse is ruled out of the IPL 2025 due to an injury and his replacement Mulder, who is an all-rounder, will join SRH for INR 75 Lakh,” the IPL said in a release.
Kane Williamson stood between India and an all-win record in the Champions Trophy group stage, keeping New Zealand's chase of 250 flickering with a polished 81. Till then batting judiciously, Williamson gave a full-hearted charge against Axar Patel and the slightly slanted delivery evaded his downcoming bat for KL Rahul to complete the stumping. It was the last ball of Axar's spell that read 10-0-32-1, and stood out for its accuracy and the cunningness to maximise his ability in favourable conditions. But the effort understandably went unnoticed in the din surrounding fellow spinner Varun Chakravarthy's five-wicket haul.
Former England cricket team star David Lloyd became the latest expert to take shots at the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the scheduling of Champions Trophy 2025. India have played all of their matches in Dubai after refusing to travel to Pakistan for the competition. As a result, they were aware of their semifinal date well in advance while South Africa and Australia had to change travel plans following the group stage. This arrangement did not go down well with several experts with many claiming that India enjoyed an "unfair advantage". In a video that has gone viral on social media, Lloyd called the arrangements "embarrassing" and "laughable" and pointed out how it impacts the cricketers.
Former South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has backed Temba Bavuma to continue leading South Africa in ODIs, saying that the right-handed batter still has a couple of years left in him to be at the helm. Philander's comments come after South Africa lost their 2025 Champions Trophy semi-final to New Zealand by 50 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium. South Africa were tasked with chasing down 363, and despite Bavuma's 56, Rassie van der Dussen's 69 and David Miller's unbeaten hundred off 67 balls, they eventually made 312/9.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan congratulated Steve Smith for his illustrious ODI career following his retirement from the format and called him a fierce competitor and an incredible leader. Smith, who was the stand-in captain for Australia in the Champions Trophy in the absence of Pat Cummins, played his last ODI against India in the eight-team competition semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday. He will continue to play Test and T20I formats for Australia. India defeated Australia by four wickets to progress to the summit clash where they will face New Zealand on March 9.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram savaged a fan on live television, leaving his fellow panelists in splits. Recently, Akram had criticised the Pakistan cricket team following its early exit from the Champions Trophy on home soil. Following defeats to New Zealand and India in the group stage, Akram had slammed the Pakistan players over their diet. "I think it was the first or second drinks break, and there was a plate full of bananas for the players. Itne kele toh bandar bhi nahi khaate (Even monkeys don't eat so many bananas). And it's their food. Had it been our captain Imran Khan, he would have given us a beating over it," Akram said during a discussion on Ten Sports.